MOC: Steam train engine

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This is my first attempt on building trains. I've made it for our upcoming exhibition here in Zagreb. It will run around the city diorama. It's completely made from my mind, I haven't used any reference.

I'm not a train expert, but I'm starting to like it a lot. Some more vehicles coming soon!

Engine is powered by one large PF motor, and controlled via remote control. The battery box is hidden inside the tender, and it could be easily removed to change batteries.

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I commented on this on MOCPages but had to say something here as well. Again, welcome to the LEGO Train addiction...you can't build just one! This is a great work and even better knowing it's your first train. The colors are great and the design is really sleek. It almost has a 'steampunk-esque' feel which I really like. What kind of coaches will you be running behind this?

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This is my first attempt on building trains. I've made it for our upcoming exhibition here in Zagreb. It will run around the city diorama. It's completely made from my mind, I haven't used any reference.

I'm not a train expert, but I'm starting to like it a lot. Some more vehicles coming soon!

I quiet like this steam engine Matija, and it's very good given it's your first one. My sense of symetry says the cab roof should be dark red like the rest of it, but I'm sure thats due to the rarity of dark red. On thing that does stick out for me is the smoke deflectors (the flag pieces near the smoke stack), they should be further forward to work effectively. They create an updraught to blow the smoke above the cab, so the engineers have a clear view, but wont work behind the smoke stack. Other than that your locomotive seems to have enough realism to at least be plausibly real.